Some thoughts on the process of architecture and being an architect:
On talent: not to be confused with success,
On professionalism: not a means to an end,
On motivation: self motivation, what else?
On the size of the company (I get asked this one a lot): size matters only when making love but size will not guarantee an orgasm,
On the choice of a democratic or autocratic process: there is no middle way,
On money: the ultimate art,
On competition: always deadly, whether too much or too little,
On the use of a concept:Â practice safe design, always use a concept,
On analogy as a source for inspiration: can be as deadly as sleeping with a rattle snake,
On beauty: architecture’s most worn-out crutch,
On integrity: do we need to choose between being a high class prostitute or a crack whore?
On effort: it always takes more,
On good or bad design: the thought itself will lead to the ugly.
